East Hendred

East Hendred is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Wantage in the Vale of White Horse and a similar distance west of Didcot. The village is on East Hendred Brook, which flows from the Berkshire Downs to join the River Thames at Sutton Courtenay. East Hendred was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.

The westernmost parts of the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus are in the parish. The Ridgeway and Icknield Way pass through the parish.

It was awarded the most well connected village in the UK last year because of its connections with the well connected train station in Didcot, the M4, and the local cities/towns of Oxford/Newbury/Reading.

Read more about East Hendred:  History, Hendred House and The Eyston Family, Parish Church, Monastery, Amenities, Notable Residents

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